Forum: Lower Mainland
01-21-2008, 05:21 AM
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Forum: Lounge
01-21-2008, 05:13 AM
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Replies: 107
Views: 12,789
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Forum: Reef
01-21-2008, 12:24 AM
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Replies: 34
Views: 5,777
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Forum: Lower Mainland
01-21-2008, 12:19 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,624
Just saying Hi
Hey everyone, I've been off the site for a long time but am back, a number of health issues have kept me off my tank duties so I'm dealing with many types of algae and stuff BUT my sps and lps have...
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Forum: DIY
01-21-2008, 12:14 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,420
Cheap is good to a point, the K rating for the...
Cheap is good to a point, the K rating for the off the shelf halide bulbs at say Home Depot etc.. is usually 2600k or in about there. Waaaayyyy to yellow to be of use in a plant tank or anything...
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Forum: DIY
01-21-2008, 12:09 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 2,263
Danny, I built an outside overflow for my 60, I...
Danny, I built an outside overflow for my 60, I went with 1/4 inch glass, and did it 3 inches wide, next time I'd go at least 6 inches wide to make it easier to put my hand in. I simply cut the top...
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Forum: Reef
06-23-2007, 08:23 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,099
DI is the polishing phase on an RODI system it...
DI is the polishing phase on an RODI system it removes pretty much what the RO unit doesn't. My personal opinion is that RODI is used because the DI would need replacing or recharging after just a...
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Forum: Reef
06-23-2007, 08:06 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,456
True Percs have wider bands of black is another...
True Percs have wider bands of black is another way to not know 100%, even counting fin spines isn't 100% one will have 11-13 and the other may have 12-14 on a fin. Price is always a good tell tale...
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Forum: Reef
04-27-2007, 06:34 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 5,763
If you get one for wine making it's called a...
If you get one for wine making it's called a carboy, get the rubber stopper that already has two holes in it, one for air line in (from an external air pump) and one for an airline out (water that is...
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Forum: Reef
04-27-2007, 05:22 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,696
Never heard of it, I did however find out that...
Never heard of it, I did however find out that conditioners that have aloe etc all make my skimmer misbehave. Chlorine and Chloramine remover are all that's needed, ALTHOUGH, SeaChems prime has...
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Forum: Reef
04-27-2007, 05:19 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,300
Personally I think it's a good idea to use...
Personally I think it's a good idea to use different foods from time to time, frozen, live, flake, freshwater and marine are all excellent when used in moderation, I don't believe any one should be...
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Forum: Reef
04-27-2007, 05:10 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,299
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Forum: Reef
04-27-2007, 05:07 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 4,755
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Forum: Reef
04-27-2007, 04:41 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 2,606
I built my stand and canopy, built a sump, a Ca...
I built my stand and canopy, built a sump, a Ca Reactor (on the old tank) a Kalk Reactor. I think the thing that has most helped my tank though is doing regular water changes and taking the time to...
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Forum: Reef
04-24-2007, 06:03 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 1,092
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Forum: Reef
04-22-2007, 11:16 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,570
Get live sand from as many places as you can,...
Get live sand from as many places as you can, local stores etc, a pound or two from each and seed your sand bed with it, some small stars etc. will do nicely as well but let your sand bed get...
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Forum: Reef
04-22-2007, 11:13 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,926
Well, for starters lets address what is making...
Well, for starters lets address what is making them grow so fast, I'd say you are probably WAY over feeding, cut way back on the food. Copper is not the way to go unless you want to toss all your...
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Forum: DIY
04-21-2007, 05:28 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 4,016
Hey Ruth, I based it on 10 hours a day for two...
Hey Ruth, I based it on 10 hours a day for two reasons, nice easy numbers, I like 10s and I like to have some of the flow shut down at night when the lights go off, still lots of flow but not as...
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Forum: Lounge
04-21-2007, 06:53 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 2,375
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Forum: DIY
04-21-2007, 06:37 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 4,016
Power consumption isn't usually a big concern,...
Power consumption isn't usually a big concern, people figure electricity is cheap at 5.5 cents a kilowatt hour but it can add up quickly. That being said I don't know what kind of power some of these...
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Forum: Reef
04-21-2007, 06:14 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 2,971
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Forum: Reef
04-21-2007, 05:51 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,328
Clowns will host in anything that's got some...
Clowns will host in anything that's got some wiggly parts, mine are fond of frogspawn, hammer corals, Long Tent. plate corals so far, but they like the BTA the best. They can bug the heck out of...
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Forum: Reef
04-21-2007, 05:46 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,572
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Forum: Reef
04-19-2007, 06:55 AM
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Replies: 37
Views: 5,721
I believe she just did, 20 years ago, people...
I believe she just did, 20 years ago, people barely knew how to keep marine fish alive in captivity, corals would surely die a slow death if we attempted to keep them in an aquarium. Research and...
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Forum: Reef
04-19-2007, 06:31 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 6,376
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